Frazetta home burglarized

The Marshalls Creek home of artist Frank Frazetta Sr. was burglarized sometime over the past few weeks, and among the missing items is a gun collection. The theft was discovered Monday night at about 7:30 when Frank Sr. and his son Bill Frazetta went to the home. Frank Sr. has been staying at his Florida home over the last several weeks.

The Marshalls Creek home of artist Frank Frazetta Sr. was burglarized sometime over the past few weeks, and among the missing items is a gun collection.

The theft was discovered Monday night at about 7:30 when Frank Sr. and his son Bill Frazetta went to the home. Frank Sr. has been staying at his Florida home over the last several weeks.

No inventory of missing items had been taken yet, but Frank Sr. noticed several cameras and a gun collection he'd accumulated over many years were gone, according to Heidi Grabin, Frank Sr.'s daughter.

A knife was found outside one of the home's windows. The window appeared to have chipped paint, as though it had been jimmied.

Grabin also said it appeared the thief rifled through a photo album and placed a picture of Frank Sr.'s late wife, Ellie, on his desk.

The Frazettas had previously removed Frank Sr.'s valuable art collection from the home.

The family said they planned to file a police report on the incident.

Frank Sr. sued his oldest son, Alfonso Frank Frazetta Jr., this year for infringing on the artist's trademark rights and running an unauthorized Web site that sold Frazetta-related works. Frank Jr. is also awaiting trial on charges he broke into his father's Marshalls Creek museum and removed about $20 million in artwork.

Frank Sr. is a world-renowned fantasy and comic book artist whose work, which dates back to the 1940s, is revered by millions of fans. He's best known for his work in comic books, and he's provided cover art and illustrations for more than 150 books and album covers.